Report of the Third Convening and Companion Reports of Program Participants February 1, 2017 | Sacramento, California Thank You to Sponsors & Participants
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REPORT OF THE THIRD CONVENING AND COMPANION REPORTS OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FEBRUARY 1, 2017 | SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA THANK YOU TO SPONSORS & PARTICIPANTS PRESENTING SPONSORS: Valecia Phillips, Director of Finance Brownstein Hyatt Farber Shreck, LLP & Administration The California Endowment Microsoft KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon CO-SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS: Assemblymember Evan Low American Civil Liberties Union of California Senate pro Tem Kevin de León Anti-Defamation League APLA Health PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS: Black AIDS Institute Amanda Wallner, Health Access, California California Immigrant Policy Center LGBT Health & Human Services Network California LGBT Health & Amira Hasenbush, The Williams Institute Human Services Network Anthony Wright, Health Access Gender Health Center Assemblymember Susan Eggman GSA Network Assemblymember Todd Gloria Health Access Ben Hudson, Gender Health Center Human Rights Campaign Craig Pulsipher, APLA Health Immigrant Legal Resource Center Ilan Meyer, The Williams Institute LA HIV Law and Policy Project Jodi Hicks, DiMare, Brown, Lambda Legal Hicks & Kessler LLC The Los Angeles LGBT Center Karen Mark, California Department of Movement Advancement Project Public Health/Office of AIDS National Center for Lesbian Rights Kate Kendell, National Center for National Immigration Law Center Lesbian Rights Our Family Coalition Kathy Kneer, Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California California Positive Women’s Network USA Naomi Goldberg, Movement Advancement Project Angel Food Project Project Inform Ola Osaze, Transgender Law Center Ready California Rebecca Rolfe, The San Francisco San Francisco AIDS Foundation LGBT Center The San Francisco LGBT Center Renata Moreira, Our Family Coalition Richard Ayoub, Project Angel Food EQUALITY CALIFORNIA Rob Newells, AIDS Project East Bay INSTITUTE STAFF: Ronald Coleman, California Immigrant Alice Kessler, DiMare, Brown, Hicks & Policy Center Kessler LLC Sara Feldman, Immigrant Legal Allison VanKuiken, Program Director Resource Center Brad Lundahl, Program Manager Senator Ricardo Lara Chelsea Mottern, Program Associate Senator Scott Wiener Scott J. Gizicki, Development Manager Shawn Meerkamper, Transgender Law Estrella Lucero, Program Associate Center Jo Michael, Legislative Manager Shedrick Davis, Lambda Legal Kenny Cassady, Development Director Shiu Ming Cheer, National Immigration Rick Rivas, San Francisco Law Center Program Manager Tasha Hill, American Civil Liberties Union Rick Zbur, Executive Director Valerie Ploumpis, Equality California Robbie Rodriguez, Program Director Vincent Pompei, Human Rights Campaign Sue Ellen Rector, Administrative Associate Tami A. Martin, Program Manager Tony Hoang, Managing Director FAIR SHARE FOR EQUALITY: Third Annual Convening | February 1, 2017 eqca.org | 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4 EQUALITY CALIFORNIA SUMMARY REPORT 6 REPORTS FROM PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS 14 HEALTH DISPARITIES & THREATS TO AFFORDABLE CARE: Amanda Wallner, California LGBT Health & Human Services Network and Anthony Wright, Health Access 16 Kathy Kneer, Planned Parenthood California 18 HIV/AIDS DECRIMINALIZATION, PrEP EFFORTS, & GETTING TO ZERO: Amira Hasenbush, The Williams Institute 21 Craig Pulsipher, APLA Health 23 Karen Mark, California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS 26 Gerald Garth, Black AIDS Institute 28 TRANSFORMING CALIFORNIA: IMPROVING THE LIVES OF TGNC PEOPLE: Shedrick Davis, Lambda Legal 31 Jo Michael, Equality California; Shawn Meerkamper, Transgender Law Center; and Ben Hudson, Gender Health Center 33 PROTECTING LGBTQ FAMILIES, SENIORS, & YOUTH: Shedrick Davis, Lambda Legal 36 Rebecca Rolfe, San Francisco LGBT Center 38 Richard Ayoub, Project Angel Food 42 Renata Moreira and Polly Pagenhart, Our Family Coalition 44 MEETING THE CHALLENGES UNDER A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION: Valerie Ploumpis, Equality California 48 Kate Kendell, National Center for Lesbian Rights, Transcribed Remarks 50 Sue Dunlap, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles 52 THE LGBTQ EXPERIENCE AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: Naomi Goldberg, The Movement Advancement Project 55 Ilan Meyer, The Williams Institute 58 THE IMMIGRATION LANDSCAPE AND HOW WE CAN SHAPE IT: Shiu-Ming Cheer and Angelo Mathay, National Immigration Law Center, and Ronald Coleman, California Immigrant Policy Center 62 Sara Feldman, Immigrant Legal Resource Center 65 Equality California is the nation’s largest statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual, Equality California is made up of Equality California (EQCA) and the Equality transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization. Equality California’s California Institute (EQCAI). EQCA is an I.R.S. 501(c)(4) organization that mission is to bring the voices of LGBTQ people and allies to institutions of utilizes electoral, advocacy, education, and mobilization programs to power in California and across the United States, striving to create a world achieve its mission. The Institute is an I.R.S. 501(c)(3) organization that utilizes that is healthy, just, and fully equal for all LGBTQ people. We advance civil advocacy, education, and mobilization programs to achieve its mission. rights and social justice by inspiring, advocating, and mobilizing through an inclusive movement that works tirelessly on behalf of those we serve. FAIR SHARE FOR EQUALITY: Third Annual Convening | February 1, 2017 eqca.org | 3 LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dear Governor Brown, Honorable Members of the California Legislature, state and local public policy makers, and members of the community: We are proud to present the report of the third annual Fair Share for Equality convening that took place in Sacramento on February 1, 2017. Community leaders, elected officials, policy makers and advocates from across California came together in the state’s capital for a full day of panels and discussions on the most pressing challenges the LGBTQ community is facing and will face in the years ahead. Speakers shared how the community and our government can better meet the needs of LGBTQ people and vulnerable communities that we are a part of. Despite considerable advances, the LGBTQ community continues to face significant disparities in health and well-being compared to the broader community. Doctors today know more than ever before about HIV treatment and prevention, but many lack the cultural competency necessary to foster welcoming environments for their LGBTQ patients. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) made quality health insurance accessible to millions of additional Californians, but contingents in Congress are attempting to roll back the ACA in a manner that would eliminate and harm health coverage for millions of LGBTQ people. Dynamic and thriving immigrant families contribute to California’s communities, but the new federal administration plays on hate and xenophobia by calling to deport millions of immigrants, ripping them from their homes, jobs, schools, and families. LGBTQ people—particularly seniors, youth, and people who are transgender or gender non-conforming—still disproportionately lack necessities like food and housing. California has one of the most pro-equality legal frameworks in the world yet, until recently, had outdated criminal laws that fostered HIV stigma and hindered treatment, testing, and public health goals. In the criminal justice system, LGBTQ people face higher rates of arrest, incarceration, recidivism, and physical and sexual assault in prisons compared to the general population. Lawmakers and community members lack sufficient data, and funding, to combat these disparities. In this time of political upheaval and uncertainty, one thing is clear—our communities must come together to clarify objectives and coordinate responses. Equality California Institute’s groundbreaking Fair Share for Equality initiative forges community connections and educates legislators and policy makers about how to advance the health and well-being of California’s LGBTQ community. It also brings together leaders and experts to develop program recommendations that will be beneficial to those in our community who are most vulnerable. Almost 200 people attended the 2017 Fair Share for Equality convening, including LGBTQ leaders, representatives from community organizations, educators, social service experts, and government officials and staff. Expert panelists outlined critical program and funding needs and prepared detailed reports with policy recommendations. Equality California Institute thanks these speakers and co-sponsoring organizations, which are set forth on the FAIR SHARE FOR EQUALITY: Third Annual Convening | February 1, 2017 eqca.org | 4 preceding pages, for their contributions. Each report is included herein, and we recommend that you review them. The partner reports were provided by program participants in 2017 and represent the policy views and perspectives of their authors; they do not necessarily represent policy views of other individuals or organizations participating in the convening. Our summary report represents the views of Equality California and Equality California Institute. The following recommendations inform our legislative and education strategies: • Defend access to high-quality, affirming, and affordable health care. • Support implementation and funding for a statewide coalition plan for “getting to zero.” • Modernize HIV transmission laws that single out and stigmatize people with HIV. • Address systemic bias and violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people. • Implement programs to